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| − | + | If a title becomes so associated with a given [[Abyssals|Abyssal]] that it might as well be a name-- and I mean this on the order of hundreds of years, mind, not just a couple weeks of 'Hey, you're The Resplendent Ender of Lives!'-- Does that Abyssal require a new title? Maybe re-sacrificing of their 'Name' to the [[Malfeans]] or some-such? | |
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| + | The idea stems from the medical profession's national certification system, where (so claims my physician brother-in-law), every six years one has to re-certify or be unable to practice. Thought I, "What if an Abyssal's title became so closely associated that it became a new Name? Would they need to sacrifice it again, and assume another title so as to remain dissociated from a Name," but I wasn't able to reach any internal conclusion- it went both ways in my head. | ||
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Revision as of 21:07, 21 June 2006
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Ruminations on Abyssal Titles
Here's where I talk to myself (And others, really) about Abyssal titles. I was out driving today, and a few questions/ideas popped into my head. Here they are, written out.
- back to Khorebh.
I'd appreciate hearing other people's thoughts on these.
First Big Question
If a title becomes so associated with a given Abyssal that it might as well be a name-- and I mean this on the order of hundreds of years, mind, not just a couple weeks of 'Hey, you're The Resplendent Ender of Lives!'-- Does that Abyssal require a new title? Maybe re-sacrificing of their 'Name' to the Malfeans or some-such?
The idea stems from the medical profession's national certification system, where (so claims my physician brother-in-law), every six years one has to re-certify or be unable to practice. Thought I, "What if an Abyssal's title became so closely associated that it became a new Name? Would they need to sacrifice it again, and assume another title so as to remain dissociated from a Name," but I wasn't able to reach any internal conclusion- it went both ways in my head.
Second Big Question
Alchemical titles are fairly standard-sounding... are Abyssal titles at all standardized, or is the total freedom implied by non-standard titles part of the Abyssal charm (Where names are concerned, at least.)
